The Statue of Liberty was a very tall statue, standing over 300 ft. tall.
The statue was not known before coming to America.
The statue was grandeur as a symbol and monument.
There was a lot of money used to make the statue.
There was a hardship in transporting the statue overseas.
Statue prevailed against all odds by surviving a storm overseas and reaching New York Harbor.
Many people gathered around for the opening ceremony for the statue.
Women demanded to be part of the unveiling of the statue.
High point was the Presidents remark
A lot of people thought that the statue symbolized liberty because of the hardships they faced in their own country
My notes
In five days,The Goddess of Democracy was erected in the center of Bejing
This figure was a never before seen statue and awed the people of Beijing.
Beijing statue was created by students in pro-democracy organization and was almost a replica of the Statue of Liberty on purpose.
Bartholdi thought that the statue should be built in "the New World" to arouse the love for liberty and free government in the "old World".
The educated Edouard-Rene Lefebvrede Laboulaye hosted a dinner party with people who shared to same opinion and were vocal opponents of their current dictator's harsh government.
My question(s)
Why was Bartholdi convinced that the statue should be built in the US because it would serve to arouse the love for liberty and free government in the "old world"?
Why was the statue given to New York?
Postponing Bartholdi's Statue Until There is Liberty for Colored as Well
The Chicago newspaper is furious and thinks the SOL should be shoved in the ocean if there is not a decent living for colored men and there families.
They think the idea of liberty is "ridiculous in the extreme" because there is no way that the country could be entitled under liberty when infact a majority of the population is unliberated and harsh to the people of color.
The Manufacturer and Builder
The New York, World, helped collect some of the money for the pedestal.
A number of men went and devised a plan for a subscription which became a great success.
They would charge a dollar and give out a mini sculptur of bartholdi's SOL. This helped raise money too.
The gift was valued a lot and this got people to give a dollar for this.
Popular opinion supports the idea of the Statue of Liberty representing freedom. However, at the time of the erection of the statue, some people didn't view the statue that same way. Certain groups believed that the statue shouldn't be on the New York harbor. Still, the statue ended up on Bedloe Island in the face of the opposition. This was one of the many problems that the erection of the statue created. The challenges of errecting the Statue of Liberty demonstrates that the various groups of citizens were not supportive of the statue because liberty was not distributed equally among them.
Born on April 10,1847 in Mako, Hungary, Joseph Paulitzer was a famous Hungarian-American publisher. His well known New York'sWorld and this continued to rise as the funding campaign came and Paulitzer had a few things to say. He wanted to help this campaign and really take it up. It seemed like the pedestal was never going to be done and Pulitzer tryed to rush things out of its slow state. The World raised public susbscriptions for the buliding of the pedestal. He populoriseed the campaign to fund the constuction of the pedestal.
In his newspaper, The World, he said"A strong appeal was made to Congress for the gift of $100,000 with which to complete the work, but at the last moment Mr. Handall, of Pennsylvania, and Gov. Long of Massachusetts, a committee of conference appointed by the House to consider, with a like committee from the Senate, the Deficiency bill, in which this appropriation, as well as that of $300,000 to the New Orleans Exposition, had been incorporated, struck out the Bartholdi statue item and thus killed the appropriation as well as the substantial hopes of the committee in charge of the fund. " His tone in the newspaper brings out his opinions. Pulitzer was became later known for his liberal views. Despite his effert and triumph for the cuase of the funding, he was not among the interests of people and thus was not so successful.
The Inaugration.
On October 28, 1886, in New York city, all invited people to the inaugration woke up with a fresh thought in their heads. It was the day of the inaugration , a day declared a holiday and one of the key parts to it was the presidents remarks. The president was very proud and uplifted by the statue, which Bartholdi called Liberty Enlightening the world. President Grover Cleveland announced to the guests " We will not forget that liberty has made here her home... Reflected thence and joined with answering rays, a stream of light shell pierce the darkness of ignorance and man's oppression until Liberty enlightens the world." But as the president was making his remarks not all the people were as excited and joyfull as some others, specifically women.
Many ships sailed that day, including a small boat filled with unimaginably angry women known as the suffragists. They orbited around the statue throwing out harsh words through a megaphone at the people of the ceremony. The fact that two of about six hundred guests invited were women completed their anger and rebelious actions. These people have gathered around a figure of a woman that is said to represent liberty when the women themselves were treated unequaly. They couldn't believe that all there trouble for their funding was to get this motivating woman figure up on a pedestal. Why doesn't this motivate them to finally give the females the respect they deserve?
The women suffrigates were not the only people who thought the meaning of the statue of Liberty. The African Americans also made somewhat of a scene, but in a different way. It was through the Cleveland Gazette that the African Americans got a little argument out. They argued about the statue symbolizing liberty and freedom.It couldnt symbolize anything close to this because the truth was that America was no even close to liberty. With the African Americans enslaved and treated not as a human but as property, some people thought that this statue belong in the ocean instead of above land. Like it says in the article " It can not or rather does not protect the citizens within its... border. Shove the Bartholdi statue, torch and all, into the ocean until the 'liberty' of this country is such as to make it possible for an inoffensive and industrious colored man in the south to earn a rescpectable living for himself and his family, without being ku-kluxed, perhaps murdered, his daughters and wife outraged, and his property destroyed. The idea of 'liberty' of this country, 'Eghtening the Word' or even Patogonia, is ridiculous in the extreme". As you can see, these words were really powerful and brought out a vibe even when you just read it. This is the second proof that not all the Americans wanted this statue entitled "Liberty Enlightened the World".
Safae Bennani
My notes
- In five days,The Goddess of Democracy was erected in the center of Bejing
- This figure was a never before seen statue and awed the people of Beijing.
- Beijing statue was created by students in pro-democracy organization and was almost a replica of the Statue of Liberty on purpose.
- Bartholdi thought that the statue should be built in "the New World" to arouse the love for liberty and free government in the "old World".
- The educated Edouard-Rene Lefebvrede Laboulaye hosted a dinner party with people who shared to same opinion and were vocal opponents of their current dictator's harsh government.
My question(s)Postponing Bartholdi's Statue Until There is Liberty for Colored as Well
The Manufacturer and Builder
Popular opinion supports the idea of the Statue of Liberty representing freedom. However, at the time of the erection of the statue, some people didn't view the statue that same way. Certain groups believed that the statue shouldn't be on the New York harbor. Still, the statue ended up on Bedloe Island in the face of the opposition. This was one of the many problems that the erection of the statue created. The challenges of errecting the Statue of Liberty demonstrates that the various groups of citizens were not supportive of the statue because liberty was not distributed equally among them.
Born on April 10,1847 in Mako, Hungary, Joseph Paulitzer was a famous Hungarian-American publisher. His well known New York's World and this continued to rise as the funding campaign came and Paulitzer had a few things to say. He wanted to help this campaign and really take it up. It seemed like the pedestal was never going to be done and Pulitzer tryed to rush things out of its slow state. The World raised public susbscriptions for the buliding of the pedestal. He populoriseed the campaign to fund the constuction of the pedestal.
In his newspaper, The World, he said"A strong appeal was made to Congress for the gift of $100,000 with which to complete the work, but at the last moment Mr. Handall, of Pennsylvania, and Gov. Long of Massachusetts, a committee of conference appointed by the House to consider, with a like committee from the Senate, the Deficiency bill, in which this appropriation, as well as that of $300,000 to the New Orleans Exposition, had been incorporated, struck out the Bartholdi statue item and thus killed the appropriation as well as the substantial hopes of the committee in charge of the fund. " His tone in the newspaper brings out his opinions. Pulitzer was became later known for his liberal views. Despite his effert and triumph for the cuase of the funding, he was not among the interests of people and thus was not so successful.
The Inaugration.
On October 28, 1886, in New York city, all invited people to the inaugration woke up with a fresh thought in their heads. It was the day of the inaugration , a day declared a holiday and one of the key parts to it was the presidents remarks. The president was very proud and uplifted by the statue, which Bartholdi called Liberty Enlightening the world. President Grover Cleveland announced to the guests " We will not forget that liberty has made here her home... Reflected thence and joined with answering rays, a stream of light shell pierce the darkness of ignorance and man's oppression until Liberty enlightens the world." But as the president was making his remarks not all the people were as excited and joyfull as some others, specifically women.
Many ships sailed that day, including a small boat filled with unimaginably angry women known as the suffragists. They orbited around the statue throwing out harsh words through a megaphone at the people of the ceremony. The fact that two of about six hundred guests invited were women completed their anger and rebelious actions. These people have gathered around a figure of a woman that is said to represent liberty when the women themselves were treated unequaly. They couldn't believe that all there trouble for their funding was to get this motivating woman figure up on a pedestal. Why doesn't this motivate them to finally give the females the respect they deserve?
The women suffrigates were not the only people who thought the meaning of the statue of Liberty. The African Americans also made somewhat of a scene, but in a different way. It was through the Cleveland Gazette that the African Americans got a little argument out. They argued about the statue symbolizing liberty and freedom.It couldnt symbolize anything close to this because the truth was that America was no even close to liberty. With the African Americans enslaved and treated not as a human but as property, some people thought that this statue belong in the ocean instead of above land. Like it says in the article " It can not or rather does not protect the citizens within its... border. Shove the Bartholdi statue, torch and all, into the ocean until the 'liberty' of this country is such as to make it possible for an inoffensive and industrious colored man in the south to earn a rescpectable living for himself and his family, without being ku-kluxed, perhaps murdered, his daughters and wife outraged, and his property destroyed. The idea of 'liberty' of this country, 'Eghtening the Word' or even Patogonia, is ridiculous in the extreme". As you can see, these words were really powerful and brought out a vibe even when you just read it. This is the second proof that not all the Americans wanted this statue entitled "Liberty Enlightened the World".